Moisture-pad for horses&#39; hoofs.



PATENTBD DEC. 13, 1904.

J. T. JBNNINGS & T. T. TUTTLE. MOISTURE PAD FR HORSES HOOFS.

Anmouron FILED mn. 14, 1904. No MODEL.

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A 7TOHNEY UNITED STATES Patented December 13, 1904.

PATENT OEEICE.

JOHN TRUMAN JENNINGS-AND THOMAS T. TUTTLE, OF SAN MATEO, CALIFORNIA.

MOISTURE-PAD FOR HORSEEJ HOOFS..l

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 777,514, dated December13, 1904.

Application flied March 14, 1904. Serial No. 197,983. (No model.)

To wl whom, t nza/y con/cern:

Be it known that We, JOHN TRUMAN JEN- NING-s and THOMAS T. TUTTLE,citizens of the United States, residing at San Mateo, in the county ofSan Mateo and State of California, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Moisture-Pads for Horses Hoofs, of which the followingis a specification.

Our invention relates to moisture-pads for horses7 hoofs.

It is important to keep horses hoofs moist, for otherwise they becomeinflamed and sore. It is a common custom to pack horses hoofs with wetclay during the night and to remove v it in the morning for the purposeof keeping them moist.

Our invention relates to an improved device which can be substituted forthis wet-clay l place.

packing' and which will be much more effective in its results.

Our invention thereforeresides in the novel construction, combination,and arrangement of parts for the above ends hereinafter fully specified,and particularly pointed out in the claim.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of thedevice detached. Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional View of the same inposition on a horses hoof.

Referring to the drawings, l represents a spring-wire bent intohorseshoe form, the ends 2 being extended to form finger-pieces by whichthe two ends can be pressed together for the purpose of inserting thedevice in Upon this spring-wire are secured hooks 3 4, one, 3, at thefront or middle of the wire and the other two, 4, at the sides, somewhat to the rear. When the wire is compressed, the rear hooks 4 are insuch a position that when the front hook 3 is inserted between thehorses hoof (shown at 5 in Fig. 2) and the shoe (shown at 6) the rearhooks can also be placed in such a position that when the spring-wire isreleased they will spring in between the hoof and the shoe and hold thedevice in place.

Upon the spring-wire issecured by its edge a horseshoe-shaped piece 7 offabric, as cornmon cloth, and upon said fabric is secured by stitches 9a piece of sponge 8 of a suitable shape to lill the cavity in the hoof.

Before use the sponge is lilled with water and the device is placed inthe hoof. During the night-time the device keeps the hoof moist andcontains more than suliicient water for that purpose. In the morning thedevices are removed from the hoofs.

Ve claim- A device of the character described, comprising ahorseshoe-shaped spring-wire, hooks rigidly extending upwardly andoutwardly therefrom at the middle and at the sides for engaging theupper side of the horses shoe, a correspondingly-shaped piece offreely-flexi ble material secured to said wire along substantially theWhole extent thereof and completely covering or inclosing the spacewithin the wire, and moisture-absorbent material secured directly to andabove said piece, substantially as described.

In Witness whereof we have hereunto set our hands in the presence of twosubscribing' witnesses.

JOHN TRUMAN J ENNINGS. THOMAS T. TUTTLE.

Witnesses:

PAUL PINGKNEY, C. M. MORSE.

